Looks like the problem was related to BIOS setting. I have changed the setting of disk detection from "AUTO" to "LBA" and this has allowed me to boot on the disk.
One more question: With the disk I am using FBSD seems to have two possibility for the partition table size (or at least depending on different boot, It is offering me sometimes the 1st option and other time the second one): 1. 30401 cylinders | 255 heads | 63 sectors 2. 484521 cylinders | 16 heads | 63 sectors Global disk size is 250GB (LBA 488397168) Can I use any of the above ? What will be the consequences ? Thanks. Le 24 juin 2010 à 22:42, bsd a écrit : > Hi, > > I am trying to install pfSense on a new device with a SATA disk. > > I am trying to install a toshiba HD on an appliance, the Toshiba is a > MK2565GSX of 250GB described > here:http://www3.toshiba.co.jp/storage/english/spec/hdd25/65.htm#spec02 > > Disk geometry is detected by FBSD as 484 521 cylinder / 16 heads / 63 sectors. > > If I use a FBSD installer, the proposed init is as follow : > > > Offset Size End Name PType > Desc Subtype Flags > > 0 63 62 - 12 > unused 0 > 63 488397105 488397167 ad1s1 8 > freebsd 165 > > > Or from what I am seeing from pfSense install is that he wishes to install : > > < 1: 232.88G (63-488397168) id=165 > > > If I follow this path, I end up with the following error : > > > ad1: FAILURE - READ_DMA48 status=51<READY,DSC,ERROR> error=10<NID_NOT_FOUND> > LBA=18446744073709551553 > > > The problem is that FBSD offers to stop at 488397167 not 488397168 !! > > I am afraid this might be the source of my problem… > > Isn't there a calculation problem somewhere in pfSense installer ? > Or am I wrong somewhere ? > > What would be your advise? > Is there any way for me to correct the 488397168 into 488397167 > > Any idea what is precisely going wrong? > > > Thank you very much. > > > > > > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ > Gregober ---> PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD > bsd @at@ todoo.biz > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com > For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org > ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Gregober ---> PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD bsd @at@ todoo.biz ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
